MK3 GTi 16v Gear Selection Problems

[Overseer]

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32266

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33029

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61744 .. dudes getting same problem i've been having.. but theres some rays of hope? eeek.. wonder how he ended up? this was from '05

(ibiza cupra uses the 02a box too)
http://www.seatforum.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39279

[garfayliu]

Hi Overseer,

Thanks for the openmindedness and interforum linking. It seems as though its a linkage bush causing the difficulting in selecting 1st gear, and possibily 5th in some cases.

I'm waiting for confirmation whether a linkage repair kit is available for the 02a cable shift gear box, like for the mk2 gti. Also whether the problem is at the gearbox or gearstick.

Cheers, Garfay.

[Overseer]

any news?


i've just message the guy from the last post on clubgti to see how he got on..
as in my case i'm sure he had the exact same problem i have now

[monzablue16v]

Mine does it as well look like a right numpty when it goes CCCRunch into reverse, other time it snicks in like it should 1st I sometimes have to push the stick down to get it in and it doesn't like it if I go second to first. Second crunches a bit as well I think its alignment as it's a known good box and I just rebuilt the engine and put this box on gonna have a fiddle at the weekend.

[Overseer]

thing is.. mine never ever ever crunches..

[garfayliu]

i think next time I'm under the hood of my mk3 16v with 02a cable shift gear box, I'll have a look at everything closely. I did a gear linkage bush replacement on a mk2 8v over the bank holiday weekend, fairly easy and took less than an hour. then spent another 5hours doing and re-doing the alignment, right f**ker... i know the cable shift is completley different mechanism, but hopefully I'll be able to sus something.

[systemseiko]

My ETOS is at home and i am currently working at present,  if someone has a copy and VIN number handy you should be able to find the VW tool for properly aligning linkage,  i have one for my Mk 2 16V and would expect there is one available for the Mk 3 cable change?

[garfayliu]

hi all,

spoke to my mate who works for vw, he showed me the various points of adjustment for the mk3 GTI 16v with the 02a cable shift gear box.

there isn't much adjustment, so the problem is either the cables have stretched or something else. BUT, there is minor adjustment on two of the 13mm bolts that connect the cables to the mechanism, I know I need pics, apologies. Anyhow, the most obvious bolt, sits inside a long slot, and should be aligned dead centre, mine was off by 1-2mm, so we re-centred it.

Found a pic:


Did it solve the problem: ish!

But I was told that the problem was made worse at start up due to the idle sitting about 1000rpm, shifting into 2nd then 1st or 1st into reverse would match the speeds between the engine and gears and stopped any crunching. Basically double de-clutching.

There is something else to check, but we didn't go into detail to do that. Just me 2 pence worth of info.

Garfay.

[Overseer]

i got a reply from the guy i messaged on clubgti. he said..

It turned out it was just a gear linkage under the bonnet that was loose, tightened it up and all was well,

[Pete Taylor]

I tried that this morning, it was a fair bit off centre so i slackened, moved, then retightened..

If anything it seems worse!